Channel: Steve Ramsey - Woodworking for Mere Mortals

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Description: Learn how to get started woodworking and set up shop for less than $1000. Download my FREE GUIDE ► theweekendwoodworker.com/tww-tools So what's the deal with the hook at the end of a tape measure? Doesn't that little bit of play make for inaccurate measurements? Well that's called an adjustable end and it's there to ensure accurate measurements. The first inch of the tape itself is actually a sixteenth of an inch short. And the little metal hook is exactly a sixteenth of an inch thick. So when you're taking an inside measurement, the hook fills in that missing sixteenth inch. When you hook it over something for an outside measurement, the hook slides out a sixteenth of an inch to make up for the gap. By the way, that little slot on the end is so you can hook it over the head of a nail and measure long distances without the need of a friend. MY PODCASTS: Chad and Steve Have a Podcast: Where YouTubers Tell Their Stories► chadandsteve.com The Woodworking Talk Show: Conversations with YouTube Woodworkers► bit.ly/thewoodworkingtalkshow Sign up for my free monthly newsletter► notesfromsteve.com PATREON ►► patreon.com/wwmm TOOLS I USE► amzn.to/2F3hxQc WWMM T-SHIRTS► amzn.to/2scxfYl FACEBOOK► facebook.com/WoodworkingForMereMortals INSTAGRAM► instagram.com/steveramsey_wwmm MAILING ADDRESS: WWMM 448 Ignacio Blvd. # 237 Novato CA 94949 ---------------- Woodworking for Mere Mortals® is a registered trademark of ZRAM Media, LLC. #woodworking